Overturned vehicle causes late morning traffic on U.S. 278

An overturned vehicle on westbound U.S. 278 in Bluffton was the cause of some traffic around lunch time Monday.

At about 11:15 a.m., police responded to a call to a wreck on U.S. 278 near Plantation Business Park. The driver of the overturned vehicle freed herself from the wreck before the firefighters got to the scene, said Capt. Randy Hunter, spokesman for the Bluffton Township Fire District.

Sgt. Joseph Babkiewicz, spokesman for the Bluffton Police Department, said a dump truck was merging into traffic on westbound U.S. 278 when a tire allegedly hit the vehicle, causing it to overturn.

The vehicle driver was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, Babkiewicz said, though her name was not immediately available.

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